Complete Denture is a “A dental prosthesis which replaces the entire dentition(teeth) and associated structures of maxilla and mandible.
As the Complete Dentures are useful there are also many complications which will lead to failure of the complete denture due to the many reasons mentioned in detail below.
Causes of Complete Denture Failure
Causes of Complete Denture Failures:
1. Loosening of Denture While Smiling :
- Due to inadequate relief of the buccal frenum
2. Loosening of upper denture while opening mouth :
- Excessive thickness of Distobuccal flange
- Interference with coronoid process
3. Difficulty during Swallowing:
- Due to over extension of the lingual flange into the lateral throat form
- Increased vertical dimension
4. Pain and Soreness during Chewing:
- Deflective Occlusal contacts
5. Mucosal Irritation:
- Over extension of Denture Borders
6. Epulis fissuratum:
- Ill-fitting or Overextended dentures
7. Clicking Noise during teeth contacts:
- Increased Vertical Dimension
8. Burning sensation in anterior third of the palate
- Inadequate relief of incisive papilla resulting in pressure on nasopalatine area
9. The denture is tight when inserted and becomes loose during useage:
- Errors in occlusion
10. Soreness on the slopes of ridge:
- Deflective occlusal contacts resulting in shifting of bases
11. Soreness on the Crest of Ridge:
- Increased Vertical dimension resulting in heavy contacts
12. Cheek Biting:
- Insufficient horizontal overlap of posterior teeth
Sounds very painful and uncomfortable. If your in a situation like this, maybe consider dental implants. With dental implants you will have comfortable beautiful looking teeth with no hassle at all. Thanks for sharing.
In a complte denture case, the try in was perfect and then at complete denture delivery stage , i insert the dentures in the patients mouth and to my shock it is an anterior open bite. What went wrong?
Maybe the Lab screwed up the Articulation during the final stage of fabrication which can be the only reason I can see in your case. Confront the lab tech and ask if that is the case.
If left with 5 natural tooth on my upper jaw and all happened to be in front, can still wear a partial denture? I have gum disease and caused tooth all lose over the years. Currently 43+ of age. Whenever I put on the full complete denture, caused soreness on my corern tooth and facing problem of using it to eat.
Implant tooth is out since I am a diabtetes.
Yes, you can wear a partial Denture if all the posterior teeth are lost. But it is important that all your front remaining teeth are healthy with good bone support, as you have a history of Periodontitis it has to be evaluated clinically.